Tarifa climate — normals and trends
Tarifa (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 672 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tarifa averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Tarifa has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 13 July 1946) and the coldest 2.5 °C (on 1 February 1954).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TarifaAndalusia
- coords
- 36.01°, -5.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
672mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.1 °C
13 July 1946
Coldest day
2.5 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
92 mm
29 November 2010
Windiest day
66.5 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
22 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
8 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.2 h
23 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 16.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 65 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 293 mm | +208 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 68 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 30 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 31 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 90 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 15.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | +90 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tarifa?
Tarifa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 672 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tarifa?
The hottest day measured in Tarifa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1946, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tarifa?
The coldest day measured in Tarifa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at 2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tarifa?
Almost never: Tarifa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tarifa warmed?
Yes: Tarifa warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tarifa?
The wettest day measured in Tarifa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2010, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tarifa?
The windiest day measured in Tarifa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tarifa?
The warmest month in Tarifa is August (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tarifa?
Tarifa receives on average 672 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tarifa?
Tarifa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tarifa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tarifa between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tarifa?
Yes: Tarifa has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tarifa?
In Tarifa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 8 August 2011, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 1 February 1954.
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